A passenger flight bound for Israel made an emergency landing at Burgas Airport (on the Black Sea) on Tuesday after a false hijack alert from its faulty transponder. In a press release, the Bulgarian Transport and Communications Ministry identified the civil aircraft as an Airbus A320 operating fro»»»

Lawyer Milen Shopov of the Sofia Bar Association was elected by the Supreme Bar Council as a member of the Anti-Corruption Commission, the Council said in a press release on Tuesday. Shopov and Milena Kalcheva took part in the selection procedure, with both candidates appearing before the Supreme B»»»

DOHA: Brazil head coach Carlo Ancelotti credited patience, tactical discipline and belief after his side produced a late comeback to defeat Japan 2-1 and book its place in the Round of 16 of the FIFA World Cup 2026. The five-time world champions were pushed to the limit by a determined Japanese sid»»»

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld states' rights to ban transgender girls from girls' sports Tuesday. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo June 30 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that states can ban transgender girls from participating in girls' sports at publicly funded schools. Just»»»

Heat and a lack of rainfall have dried out farmland quickly again this year, but on the Great Hungarian Plain the problem runs deeper. In several areas, water scarcity has become a long-term condition, leaving its mark on groundwater, agricultural land and natural habitats. The situation on the Gre»»»

RIYADH: Pakistan’s Minister of Interior and Narcotics Control Mohsin Raza Naqvi arrived in Riyadh on Tuesday, the Saudi Press Agency reported. He was received by his Saudi counterpart Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz on arrival at King Khalid International Airport.»»»

Dubai: What began as a simple idea to showcase Dubai’s unique identity has evolved into one of the city’s most recognisable global symbols. Lieutenant General Dahi Khalfan Tamim, Deputy Chairman of Police and Public Security in Dubai, has honoured Ali Hassan Al Marzouqi, the man behind the proposal»»»

DUBAI: The UAE and Desert Vipers’ fast bowler Khuzaima Tanveer believes the DP World ILT20 has played a significant role in his development, helping him grow as a player through exposure to some of the biggest names in world cricket. Having progressed from an emerging talent to a capped UAE interna»»»

Sharjah: Sharjah has expanded its Bus on Demand service, widening coverage to more residential and educational districts as the emirate steps up efforts to build a smarter and more flexible public transport network. The Sharjah Roads and Transport Authority (SRTA) said the service, launched in June»»»

Dubai: The United States has imposed sanctions on five financial entities and 16 officials and individuals linked to Hezbollah's financial network, in a move aimed at disrupting the group's funding channels and restricting its access to the formal financial system. The US Treasury Department said t»»»

Prime Minister Edi Rama has appointed former Shkodër mayor-elect Valdrin Pjetri as head of the Agency for the Treatment of Property, reviving debate over the ruling Socialist Party's handling of officials linked to past criminal records. Pjetri was elected mayor of Shkodër in 2019 but resigned befo»»»

THE HAGUE: Soccer fans clashed with police in The Hague and celebrated in Casablanca after Morocco sent the Netherlands to their earliest World Cup exit, eliminating the Dutch on penalties on Monday night. The Netherlands has a sizable Moroccan community and fans of the Morocco soccer team were in »»»

BERLIN: Another World Cup, another early exit. Germany should be getting used to disappointment, but they don’t make it any less painful for a traditional soccer heavyweight that had been tentatively hoping for a fifth World Cup title to restore lost pride. Germany did manage to survive the group s»»»

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited troops in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, vowing that his country’s forces would stay in the area as long as Iran-backed Hezbollah remained a “threat.” His comments came after Lebanon and Israel signed a framework agreement under US sponsors»»»

BEIJING: China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday called for maintaining the momentum in the negotiations between the ‌US and ‌Iran in ‌a meeting in Beijing with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan. "The current ceasefire remains fragile, ‌but ‌talking is better ‌than fighting, ‌and »»»

Rep. Tom Kean, R-N.J., lasted voted on Capitol Hill in early March. File Photo courtesy of Congress June 30 (UPI) -- Rep. Tom Kean Jr., R-N.J., said Tuesday he was hospitalized with depression, a diagnosis that kept him off Capitol Hill for nearly four months without explanation. He made the announ»»»

AMMAN — The Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) has announced the second edition of the Jordan Fintech Festival 2026, which will be held on September 23–24 at the King Hussein Bin Talal Convention Centre at the Dead Sea.The event is being organised in partnership with the Association of Banks in Jordan an»»»

TOKYO — Japan's finance minister said Tuesday that authorities were ready to take "appropriate action" after the yen hit around 40-year low against the dollar.The currency has been sliding for years and has come under renewed pressure because of the Middle East war and the gap in US and Japanese in»»»

AMMAN — “The economic consequences of crises are never experienced equally. Women across the Arab States are already navigating some of the world’s lowest rates of labour force participation, high levels of informal work and limited access to social protection,” UN Women Regional Director for the A»»»

AMMAN — Chairman of Jordan Chamber of Commerce (JCC) Khalil Haj Tawfiq on Tuesday met a delegation from the Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (CCAB) to discuss ways to expand trade and investment ties between Jordan and Brazil.During the meeting, the CCAB invited Haj Tawfiq to deliver a keynote ad»»»

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld state laws barring transgender athletes from competing in girls' and women's school sports, delivering a major victory to conservatives in one of the country's most fiercely contested culture wars. The US Supreme Court cleared the way on Tuesday for states to »»»

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a broad conception of birthright citizenship, rejecting US President Donald Trump's executive order declaring that children born to parents who are in the United States temporarily or without legal documents are not American citizens. The US Supreme Court»»»

Tunis, June 30 (TAP)- The National Platform for Administrative Procedures will be officially launched next September. The platform, dubbed Dalil, is geared towards citizens and the administration, Director General of Administrative Reforms and...»»»

Chile will need to add nearly 37,000 skilled workers over the next decade to support a planned $104.549 billion mining investment pipeline. File Photo by Sebastian Padilla/UPI | License Photo June 30 (UPI) -- Chile will need to add nearly 37,000 skilled workers over the next decade to support a pla»»»

Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., faces a primary challenge in Tuesdays elections in his state. File Photo by Sarah Silbiger/UPI | License Photo June 30 (UPI) -- Colorado voters must turn in their ballots by 7 p.m. MDT Tuesday in the state's primary elections to have their vote count in several hotly c»»»